- Case Report
- High-dose caspofungin salvage in a very-low-birth-weight
infant with refractory candidemia
-
Eun Sun Seo, Geun Hwa Park, Sung Mi Kim, Hye An Jung, Byoung Kuk Kim
-
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(2):239-243. Published online February 15, 2010
-
|
Candidiasis is one of the most common causes of late-onset infection among very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBW) in most neonatal intensive care units and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Standard therapy consists of the administration of amphotericin B, amphotericin B complex, and fluconazole. In many cases, candidiasis is not easily eradicated, despite the administration of these drugs. We report our... |
-
-
|